ΑΠΑΝΤΗΣΗ: Πράγματι η συνέντευξη και για την υποψήφια, αλλά και για τον/την υπεύθυνο είναι μία «τέχνη». Ό,σο περισσότερο εμπειρία έχει ο/η υπεύθυνος, τόσο ευκολότερη γίνεται η συνέντευξη, γιατί ξέρει τι ερωτήσεις να απευθύνει και που να εστιάσει. Επίσης, δεν σπαταλάει το χρόνο του/της και εκμαιεύει τις απαντήσεις που τον/την ενδιαφέρουν. 

QUESTION:  Translanguaging is a new term for me.  I attended a conference presentation in which the speaker said that the 'taboo' of an EFL teacher using any other language other than English with her learners has been officially lifted.  In University, I was taught to use English only in class!

Answer: This is something we are asked quite often. Many colleagues would like to celebrate Christmas with their young learners, but they would like to do more than just teach them a carol or two. The activity we describe below can be used with learners from Junior A - C, and, if the main theme is changed, with higher level learners (B1+). 

"Decorating Our Christmas Tree"

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ANSWER: Part of our year syllabus for our intermediate-and-above level teenage learners needs to focus on developing Study Skills Outside of Class. As we require parents' support to further this aim, it is important to encourage these learners to discuss their new study strategies with their parents.

Here we'd like to present activities designed to help teens make their homework practices more effective.

HOMEWORK --  KEEPING TRACK AND KEEPING ON TRACK:

Answer: Absolutely. A chant with movement, using a TPR (Total Physical Response) routine, which helps the children learn the chant much more easily, but at the same time, gives them the opportunity to stand up, move and stretch.

The Chant:

“Can you tell me what you are?”

I’m a bird.

I’m a star.

I’m a frog.

I’m a cat.

Can you tell me

what you are?

ΑΠΑΝΤΗΣΗ: Πολλή καλή ιδέα και, τώρα το καλοκαίρι, όταν ξεκουραζόμαστε λίγο, είναι μια καλή περίοδος για λίγο στοχασμό και για ασκήσεις αυτογνωσίας. Η άσκηση που προτείνουμε, μας βοηθάει να κάνουμε μια ενδοσκόπηση και αυτο-αξιολόγηση για προσωπική και επαγγελματική ενδυνάμωση.

ΤΙΤΛΟΣ: «Τα δυνατά μου σημεία»

YΛΙΚΑ:  Ένα λευκό Α4 χαρτί

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We have borrowed this term from business and home construction and we use it metaphorically to illustrate the steps a FL school Owner/Director needs to take before the beginning of the new school year so that in late August-September his/her school will be in ready-to-operate condition.

As we see it, there is a specific procedure and a number of steps/projects that need to be planned and carried out starting right after the end of the current school year in June and going up to the beginning of the following year in September.

Certainly, your relationship with your learners is crucial for the smooth functioning of the language learning experience.  Part of this relationship requires a good balance between familiarity and formality. 

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Q: My teachers and I are doing the best we can with distance learning.Our entire team is new at conducting online lessons with our learners.Until we master the use of a lot of the wonderful technology at our disposal,we would like some tips on how to make distance learning more inviting and engaging for our learners.

QUESTION:  My exam prep students are reluctant to participate in class discussions.  Also, writing B2 – C2 level compositions is extremely challenging for most of them.  I know that they are familiar with appropriate vocabulary items on specific exam topics, but when they are asked to express themselves they find it difficult to recall the right words and expressions.